Electricity generation from low-carbon sources, per capita in China
China: Electricity generation from low-carbon sources, per capita was 0 terawatt-hours per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Electricity generation from low-carbon sources, per capita in China, 1971–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in terawatt-hours per person.
Analysis
China recorded 0 terawatt-hours per person for electricity generation from low-carbon sources, per capita in 2025. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
That represents a change of up 14.7% on the previous year and up 176.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity generation from low-carbon sources, per capita in China peaked at 0 terawatt-hours per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0 terawatt-hours per person, in 1971.
That places China 32nd out of 202 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Electricity generation from low-carbon sources, per capita in China, year by year
| Year | terawatt-hours per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | — |
| 1972 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +10.6% |
| 1973 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +9.2% |
| 1974 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +10.9% |
| 1975 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +2.8% |
| 1976 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -0.2% |
| 1977 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +3.0% |
| 1978 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -7.5% |
| 1979 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +10.8% |
| 1980 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +18.4% |
| 1981 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +11.1% |
| 1982 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +11.9% |
| 1983 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +14.5% |
| 1984 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -0.8% |
| 1985 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +5.0% |
| 1986 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +0.8% |
| 1987 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +4.1% |
| 1988 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +7.4% |
| 1989 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +6.8% |
| 1990 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +5.5% |
| 1991 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -2.9% |
| 1992 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +3.7% |
| 1993 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +16.1% |
| 1994 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +17.7% |
| 1995 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +11.9% |
| 1996 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -2.5% |
| 1997 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +3.5% |
| 1998 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -1.5% |
| 2000 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +12.1% |
| 2001 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +22.2% |
| 2002 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +5.4% |
| 2003 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +3.8% |
| 2004 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +22.6% |
| 2005 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +11.5% |
| 2006 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +9.0% |
| 2007 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +11.6% |
| 2008 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +29.7% |
| 2009 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +16.7% |
| 2011 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +24.0% |
| 2013 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +9.0% |
| 2014 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +17.3% |
| 2015 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +9.4% |
| 2016 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +10.3% |
| 2017 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +9.7% |
| 2018 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +10.7% |
| 2019 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +10.5% |
| 2020 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +7.7% |
| 2021 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +11.9% |
| 2022 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +8.1% |
| 2023 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +7.9% |
| 2024 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +15.8% |
| 2025 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +14.7% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 0 terawatt-hours per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0 terawatt-hours per person, 6.4× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- China's 0 terawatt-hours per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0 terawatt-hours per person, 7.4× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 terawatt-hours per person | 0 terawatt-hours per person | 0 terawatt-hours per person | 9 |
| 1980s | 0 terawatt-hours per person | 0 terawatt-hours per person | 0 terawatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0 terawatt-hours per person | 0 terawatt-hours per person | 0 terawatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0 terawatt-hours per person | 0 terawatt-hours per person | 0 terawatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0 terawatt-hours per person | 0 terawatt-hours per person | 0 terawatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 terawatt-hours per person | 0 terawatt-hours per person | 0 terawatt-hours per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near China
More climate change data for China
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 31.25 billion kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 604,831 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 191,478 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 413,353 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 722.56 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 14,763 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 342,069 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 200,605 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 141,464 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 757 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity generation from low-carbon sources, per capita in China?
- Electricity generation from low-carbon sources, per capita in China was 0 terawatt-hours per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest electricity generation from low-carbon sources, per capita recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 0 terawatt-hours per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest electricity generation from low-carbon sources, per capita recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 terawatt-hours per person in 1971.
- How does China rank for electricity generation from low-carbon sources, per capita?
- China ranks 32nd out of 202 countries with data for 2025.
- Is electricity generation from low-carbon sources, per capita rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 176.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this China data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Electricity generation from low-carbon sources, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Electricity generation from low-carbon sources divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Electricity generation from low-carbon sources ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Electricity generation from low-carbon sources Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Electricity generation from low-carbon sources divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.